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English 10th Hpbose
English 10th Hpbose
PAPER – ENGLISH
CLASS – X M.M: 85
Special Instruction:
1. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as
practicable.
2. Marks allotted to each question are indicated against it.
3. You must write Question Paper Series in the circle at top left side of title page of
your Answer-book.
4. While answering your Questions, you must indicate on your Answer-book the
same Question No. as appears in your Question Paper.
5. Do not leave blank page/pages in your Answer-Book.
6. All Questions are compulsory. Internal Choice has been given.
7. Word limit wherever prescribed, must be observed.
SECTION – A
READING (7+10=17)
Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
The dairy sector offers self employment opportunities that have rightly
been exploited by the Self Help Groups formed in large numbers in the past few
years and these ventures have mostly been successful in India. Studies have
shown that majority of the Indian farming households are involved in milk
production as a subsidiary occupation along with farming. Higher production
potential and sustainability component make it good model for ensuring rural
prosperity.
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Questions:
Q2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1) May be you’re bored of bananas, apples and grapes and need a fresh
produce pick? A nutrient – rich serving of Kiwifruit may be just what you need.
A serving of Kiwifruit (2 Kiwis) has twice the vitamin C of an orange, as much
potassium as a banana and the fiber of a bowl of whole grain cereal – all for
less than 100 calories!
2) The fuzzy fruit is sky-high in both soluble and insoluble fiber, both of which
are essential for promoting heart health, regulating digestion and lowering
cholesterol levels – that’s a winning trifecta. Kiwi fruit has also been
considered a “nutritional all – star, “as Rutgers University researchers found
that Kiwifruit has the best nutrient density of 21 commonly consumed fruits.
3) Along with Vitamin C, Kiwi fruit are rich in many bioactive compounds that
have antioxidants capacity to help to protect against free radicals, harmful
byproducts produced in the body. If you want clean energy, think of Kiwifruit
because they’re rich in magnesium, a nutrient essential to convert food into
energy
4) A kiwi fruit also doubles as a peeper-keeper by supplying your eyes with
protective lutein, a carotenoid that’s concentrated in eye tissues and helps
protect against harmful free radicals. Kiwifruit is also packed with blood
pressure-lowering potassium. In fact, a 100 – gram serving of Kiwifruit – that’s
about one large Kiwi – provides 15% of the Recommended Daily Allowance
(RDA) of potassium.
5) Kiwi fruit has been growing in New Zealand for over 100 years. Once the fruit
gained in popularity, other countries started to grow them including Italy,
France, Chile, Japan, South Korea and Spain.
At first, Kiwis were referred to as ‘Yang Tao’ or ‘Chinese
Gooseberry’, but the name was ultimately changed to Kiwifruit so that
everyone would know where the fruit came from.
6) A ripe Kiwi fruit will be plump and smooth - skinned, and free of wrinkles,
bruise and punctures. If you find that your Kiwi is a little too firm after buying
it, simply let it ripen at room temperature for three to five days. The firmer the
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fruit, the more tart it will taste. To speed up the ripening process, you can also
place Kiwis in a paper bag with an apple or banana. If you want to store the
fruit longer, you should keep in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.
2.2 Do as directed :
a) The word ‘Compound’ means ‘:
i) Calcium ii) mixture
iii) Texture iv) vitamin
b) The word ‘concentrated’ means:
i) Strong ii) liquid
iii) Large iv) replace
c) The word ‘bruises’ means:
i) Roughness ii) desolation
iii) Popularity iv) discoloured
d) The word ‘tart’ means :
i) Sweet ii) salty
iii) Bitter iv) nutty (1x4=4)
SECTION - B
WRITING (20)
Q3. Neha/Rajesh is a student of ABC school, Himachal Pradesh. She/He has just
returned to school from a sightseeing tour/trip of various picnic/tourist places.
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She/He wants to share her exciting trip with her/his cousin Reena. Write the letter
from Neha/Rajesh to her/his cousin in about 150 words.
Or
You are Rahul/Rekha studying in Vidya Mandir School Shimla. Write to the
Principal of your school requesting him to get to the necessary repairs of the
building done. (7)
Q4. Write a paragraph on the topic of cleanliness. You may use the following outline
of points :
Or
On rainy season in the summers – raining for many days – villagers start to
shifting to town – a river is in flood – you reach the spot with great difficulty – you
see water gushing, breaking the banks, encircling the villages, low lying area
deep in water, boats playing – A river in flood causes great misery. (9)
Q5. Our school is celebrating sports day on 24-12-2018. All the students who are
interested in any game can give their names to the sports incharge of the school.
Make a notice on regarding this.
Or
SECTION – C
GRAMMAR (15)
Q6. Rewrite the following filling the blanks with proper sentence – connectors:
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The squirrel belongs to the same family as the rat – whereas the squirrel spends
most of its life in the open, the rat – loves dark holes (but, on the other hand) (2)
Q7. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb in brackets :
Q8. Do as Directed:
Q10. There is a word missing in each line/sentence. Write the missing word along with
the one that come before and the one that comes after it.
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LITERATURE (33)
SECTION – D
Q11. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Kisa Gotami had an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the
dead child to all her neighbors, asking them for medicine, and the people said,
“She has lost her senses. The boy is dead”.
At length, Kisa Gotami met a man who replied to her request, “I cannot
give thee medicine for thy child, but I know a physician who can”.
Kisa Gotami repaired to the Buddha and cried, “Lord the Master, give me
the medicine that will cure my boy”.
The Buddha answered, “I want a handful to mustard seed, “And when the
girl in her joy promised to procure it; the Buddha added. “The mustard seed must
be taken from a house where no one has lost a child, husband’ parent or friend.”
Q12. Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow :
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Q13. Write the following questions in about 80-100 words:
Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid
to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than the others? Do you
think a human baby also finds it a challenge to make its first steps?
Or
How does Anne feel about her father, her grandmother, Mrs. Kuperus and Mr.
Keesing ? What do these tell you about her? (5)
Or
Or
Q17. What was the cause of matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
Or
Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
(4)
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